Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense

In the 1960s the masters of crime fiction expanded the genre's literary and psychological possibilities with audacious new themes, forms, and subject matter--here are five of their finest works This is the first of two volumes gathering the best American crime fiction of the...

The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right....

JACK NOBLE. Marine. Assassin for hire. He makes no mistakes. Passes no judgement. Feels no remorse.So why does he stop to help a lost child moments before he's supposed to complete a deal with one of the east coast's top crime bosses?A simple decision...

Nick Bullman was a wrestling superstar. His alter ego, The Widowmaker, was the monster heel all the marks loved to hate.Now, after a brutal encounter with two psychotic fans that left his face horribly disfigured, he's just a monster.Yanked from the spotlight and thrust...

DARK MYSTERIES STIRGenerations of Westbrookes are venerated for transforming the sleepy coastal hamlet of Eagle Bay into a thriving city. So when Thomas Westbrooke's wife, Skye, alleges to friends and authorities that her admired husband is psychotic and threatening, it seems impossible. That is...

Father Michael Dominic, prefect of the Vatican Secret Archive in Rome, is entrusted with the mission of transporting the original 17th-century trial documents of Galileo to Loyola Law School in Chicago. The stage is set for a modern historical mock trial of Galileo's original...

Albert Turner was only supposed to be visiting Quill Point, but now he may never leave.Quill Point, Illinois, used to be like any other small town. Most of its citizens have lived there their entire lives. Each of them is a part of a...

"From the author of the breakout thriller Every Last Fear, comes Alex Finlay's electrifying next novel The Night Shift, about a pair of small-town murders fifteen years apart--and the ties that bind them. "The night was expected to bring tragedy." So begins one of...

"Tense, twisty and full of toxic secrets - a chilly fight for survival guaranteed to give you shivers" - T.M. LOGAN, author of Lies and The VacationSeven friends. One killer. You can run, but you can't hide...The hike is meant to bring their nature...

"[C]areful and sinewy plotting, which reveals in chilling detail who gets to make art, and who gets subsumed in the process."--New York Times Book ReviewA debut thriller for fans of Lucy Foley and Liz Moore, Dark Things I Adore is a stunning Gone Girl-esque...

Author: Rebecca ZanettiISBN-10: 8885785298ISBN-13: 9798885785297Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage CompLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dLarge Print

Sydney West finds a new beginning in the college town of Colorado Springs. The only catch - his memory has been wiped clean of everything but the uncanny ability to read people and suspicion it's all part of a bigger plan.With the help of...

I own you now.Desperate and alone, I strike a bargain with a mafia boss.I make myself available to him, he pays my bills.I'm his beck-and-call-girl. He's my sugar daddy.Bobby Manghini owns me-that's our arrangement.Giving myself to him is easy.He may be older, but he's...

Young film student Joanne is walking through the streets of London, making a hand-held documentary film, when she accidentally catches two men forcing a third into a car on film.The third man - a prominent politician - has just been kidnapped, and the film...

Leo is caught between the talons of fate when his long-term boyfriend, Sam, attacks and leaves him for dead. Soon after, he starts having fits of déjà vu and the past and present seem more connected than they should be. Is it just a...

Thug-N-A-Judge is about two people that grew up together trying to find their way out of the hood. One chose books and the other chose the streets.Author: Octavia EdisonISBN-10: 1669860434ISBN-13: 9781669860433Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 124Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

A DEAD BODY can ruin a vacation. . . .It was a suicide, wasn't it? . . .Maybe the on-board production of Chicago isn't the only place people are getting murdered!NYPD homicide detective Mike Stoneman and medical examiner Michelle McNeill just want a relaxing...

From the bestselling authors of Hidden Justice, 12, and Miserable Lies comes the unforgettable thriller series that blends mystery and suspense into pulse-pounding, revenge-seeking, serial-killing action.Where her law ends, his justice is only beginning ...Two years ago, detective Mallory Black's world was shredded when...

My son is missing, and everyone is lying to me.Last night my son, Shay, sneaked out of the house and didn't come home. He promised not to go to the illegal party in the woods. But someone's been attacked and Shay has gone missing....

The BoneyardBy: KIMHugo Trainer is a small-time writer and paranormal investigator. When offered a chance to explore an island off the coast of San Diego, he jumps at the opportunity for money and adventure. The expedition is led by none other than Ursaline and...

DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this award-winning thriller that #1 NYT bestselling author James Rollins called, "A book that defines 'page-turner.'"Spain 1057: During a thunderous battle, the first King of Aragon wrestles Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon from the Moors, but...

What secrets would you keep for the one you love?Dulcie and Caine have been married for years. They're perfect together, unsuspecting and living in their suburban home with friendly neighbors and a satisfying routine.Work. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.Then, Dulcie witnesses the murder of a girl...

One loving couple. One surprise guest. One week to destroy everything... When the doorbell rings, I take one last look round the villa. The nuts and olives are in bowls; the white wine is chilling in the fridge; everything is ready for my old...

A pair of desperate parents. A man on the run. A rookie cop. Four people with everything on the line. What will be left in the ashes of the next 24 hours? Following their daughter's mysterious disappearance, Ryan and Elsie Delaney have taken the...

Ex-FBI profiler River Ryland still suffers from PTSD after a case that went horribly wrong. Needing a fresh start, she moves to St. Louis to be near her ailing mother and opens a private investigation firm with her friend and former FBI partner, Tony...

Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Karin Slaughter and Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd's all-new thriller, POINT LAST SEEN, will have readers keeping the lights on all night. LIFE LAST SEEN When you've already died, there should be nothing left...

A young girl is in terrible danger ... but can they reach her in time?Somebody's coming for youCalifornia: Twelve-year-old Melanie has been in foster care her whole life, moving from home to home--unloved and unwanted. And although she has found relative contentment with her...

A new case to be solved by Miren Triggs and Jim Schmoer, the main characters in The Snow Girl --the #1 international bestseller that inspired the #1 Netflix series. A contemporary thriller set in New York by Javier Castillo, "undoubtedly, the new phenomenon of...

Too Far Gone by Allison Brennan is a thrilling addition to the Lucy Kincaid series that will leave readers breathless. When a man who appears mentally unstable holds a group of people hostage and dies in a shootout with the FBI, Special Agent Lucy...

Following a year-long dormancy of major crimes within the village of Antioch, horrendous events suddenly start again. Noticeably, the missing persons and the dead-body count increase exponentially. These heinous crimes unwittingly begin to force innocent lakeside residents and their sphere of influence to partake...

Bookworm and Reefer are informants who assist the New York City Police Department in its search for and apprehension of violent criminals and murderers. Their ability to fit in on the street and walk unnoticed among people with criminal intent has served Detective Salvatoré...

A gripping debut novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers stranded in the northern wilds Four strangers and six weeks: this is all that separates Mara from one life-changing payday. She was surprised when reality TV producers...

It's the late nineties and rival drug cartels are looking to collaborate in the Caribbean. At the center of this dangerous chaos, Gunner, an experienced captain, agrees to pilot a mega-yacht named "Destiny" from Palermo to the Caribbean so the Italian and Russian mafia...

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR "The plot folds into a brilliant twist."--The New York Times "A novel in disguise. You could easily (and happily) mistake it for a stellar psychological thriller, bristling with surprises and packed with secrets; but...

All dressed up and no one to kill... Actually there are plenty of people to kill, but I'm trying to show restraint. I have handcuffs. I have a badge. I can arrest the bad guys and not kill them. But with my father trying...

Killings in the AlleyBy: Augie Salzer Detective Grant Steele had hoped to find a more peaceful existence at The Villages, a quiet, safe community of mostly retirees, but he soon finds himself immersed in a series of mysterious murders in the alley behind a...

The Das sisters uncover a computer chip black market syndicate operating out of Singapore, willing to murder anyone who disrupts their profiteering. But who is the mastermind? Author: Anjana Rai ChaudhuriISBN-10: 9814954306ISBN-13: 9789814954303Publisher: Penguin Random House SeaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2023Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.10h x...

From award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever novel authorized to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House--a "scary and beautifully written" (Neil Gaiman) new story of isolation and longing perfect for our present time. **Named a Best Book...

Robert Lui, a detective with the Vancouver Police Department, has left the Gang Taskforce to return to the duller but supposedly safer work of the Major Crimes Unit. Assigned to the benign west side of Vancouver, he didn't expect to be breaking up fights...

New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winner Matt Goldman's A Good Family is a gripping, emotional thrill ride about the secrets hidden underneath a picture-perfect neighborhood.Katie Kuhlmann's marriage is falling apart. But she has a secure job, her children are healthy, and her...

Staci always had a very deep sense of intuition, along with another special gift. She grew up with her sister, Lorette, and brother, Ben, and they were very close as kids. Her special gift happened for the first time when Ben fell through the...

"A spellbinding and totally original thriller" (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son) by PEN/Hemingway Award winner of The Yellow Birds. One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim--Arman Bajalan, formerly an...

Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride--except the murder of his partner and best friend--in this suspenseful thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling series. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have...

Two sisters-in-law find themselves at painful odds when the man who connects them--the brother of one, the husband of the other--is accused of a brutal crime in this twisty thriller from the author of the "exceedingly entertaining" (The New York Times) The Family Plot.Julia...

A #1 New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice! Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good...

DA VINCI CODE meets TOMB RAIDER in this award-winning thriller that #1 NYT bestselling author James Rollins called, "A book that defines 'page-turner.'"Spain 1057: During a thunderous battle, the first King of Aragon wrestles Alexander the Great's priceless Egyptian weapon from the Moors, but...

Detective Meredith Ryan is tagging along with newly promoted Sergeant Nick Reyes on a homicide investigation in the remote Sonoma County hills when they unsuspectingly stumble into an army of white nationalists.Fighting to survive against the militia-and a voracious wildfire-they uncover a plot to...

My husband is keeping secrets. I'm watching his every move...Jake and I were childhood sweethearts. Strong, dependable and with a smile that melts my heart, he is the perfect husband and father to our beautiful little daughter. We have our money troubles - but...

Warsaw, Maine: a quiet, isolated backwater somewhere between the most insignificant points on a road going nowhere; a town small enough where everybody knows everybody, nothing ever changes, and nothing ever happens. That's why Dr. Liz Tilley gave up the endless chain of misery...

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for. Amber Glass...